CHAPTER 14. LEVY FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

IC 16-22-14
    Chapter 14. Levy for Emergency Medical Services

IC 16-22-14-1
"Qualified expenses" defined
    Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "qualified expenses" meansexpenses incurred by a county hospital to provide emergency medicalservices (as defined in IC 16-18-2-110).
As added by P.L.154-2006, SEC.67.

IC 16-22-14-2
Request by governing board to county for funding qualifiedexpenses
    Sec. 2. The governing board of a county hospital may requestsupport from the county for qualified expenses, either by:
        (1) appropriation from the county general fund; or
        (2) a separate tax levy;
by filing with the county executive on or before August 1 a writtenbudget of the amount estimated to be required to fund qualifiedexpenses for the ensuing year.
As added by P.L.154-2006, SEC.67.

IC 16-22-14-3
County levy for county hospital
    Sec. 3. Subject to sections 4 and 5 of this chapter, a county mayestablish a separate property tax levy for a county hospital tocompensate the county hospital for the county hospital's qualifiedexpenses.
As added by P.L.154-2006, SEC.67.

IC 16-22-14-4
Property tax rate limitation
    Sec. 4. The property tax rate imposed under this chapter may notexceed the lesser of the following:
        (1) Six cents ($0.06) on each one hundred dollars ($100) ofassessed valuation.
        (2) The property tax rate that is necessary to generate taxrevenues in an amount equal to the county hospital's qualifiedexpenses in the ensuing year, as estimated in the governingbody's budget request under section 2 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.154-2006, SEC.67.

IC 16-22-14-5
Property taxes subject to levy limitation
    Sec. 5. Property taxes imposed under this chapter are subject tothe county's levy limitations imposed under IC 6-1.1-18.5-3.
As added by P.L.154-2006, SEC.67.

IC 16-22-14-6
Levy in addition to other amounts levied for hospital    Sec. 6. The amount levied under this chapter is in addition to anyother amount levied for a county hospital.
As added by P.L.154-2006, SEC.67.

IC 16-22-14-7
Appropriation of amount levied; use of money
    Sec. 7. An amount levied under this chapter:
        (1) must be appropriated as other county funds are appropriated;and
        (2) may be used only for qualified expenses.
As added by P.L.154-2006, SEC.67.